The Anglican Church of Canada’s House of Bishops has nominated five bishops to stand for election in July as the next primate:
- The Rt. Rev. Jane Alexander of Edmonton;
- The Most Rev. Ron Cutler of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada);
- The Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson of Calgary (metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land);
- The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls of Huron;
- The Rt. Rev. Michael Oulton of Ontario.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who was elected 13th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in 2007, announced his resignation effective July 16 at the end of the meeting of the General Synod.
The primatial election is scheduled for July 13 at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver. The new primate will be installed July 16.
Adapted from the Anglican Church of Canada
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
